Story Behind The Song

BPM 128

Song Description

Genre: Country - Alternative, Folk Mood: Up/Positive Speed: Medium Fast (95-130) Instruments: Acoustic Guitar (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin) Track type: Lyric - Full Lyric themes: Murder, State, Crime Incarceration, Bragging Status, Admiration/Respect, Storytelling Keywords: acoustic, cheerful, positive, simple Ending type: End Sustain

Lyrics

JESSE JAMES
(STEVE DAFOE 2006)
(COPYRIGHTED)

CHORUS : 1

C G E
YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES....
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OH, JESSE JAMES DON'T YOU KNOW
C G E
NOW YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKIN' 'BOUT JESSE JAMES....
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OH, JESSE JAMES NOW YOU KNOW
C G E
DO DO DO DO DO DO YEAH JESSE JAMES
EM A EM
THE MOST LEGENDARY BANK ROBBER
THE MOST FEARED OF WHO EVER WERE


VERSE: 1

E A E
THIS IS A STORY OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND
HERO TO SOME AND A CROOK TO MOST...
RAILROADS FEARED HIM FROM COAST TO COAST
A E
COAST TO COAST
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COAST TO COAST...OH YEAH
E A E
JUST A TALE OF THE GREATEST OUTLAW
THAT THE GREAT MID-WEST EVER SAW
A E
EVER SAW
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EVER SAW....... OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS

VERSE: 2

E A E
SEVEN STATES AND TWENTY MURDERS
THE JAMES AND YOUNGER BROTHERS
ROBBED AND PILLAGED EVERY BANK
A E
EVERY BANK
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EVERY BANK....ALONG THE WAY
E A E
BUT THE PINKERTON'S WERE ON THE TRACK
FOR JESSE AND THE BOYS...NO TURNIN' BACK
A E
NO TURNIN' BACK
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NO TURNIN' BACK.....OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS

VERSE: 3

E A E
THOUGH THE PINKERTON'S DIDN'T KILL HIM
THEY SAY ONE OF HIS OWN GANG DID...
BUT OTHERS SAID JESSE JUST HID
A E
JESSE JUST HID
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JESSE JUST HID....OH YEAH
E A E
LIVED IN OKLAHOMA TO THOSE WHO SAW
SAID IT WAS HIM THE GREATEST OUTLAW
A E
THE GREATEST OUTLAW
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THE GREATEST OUTLAW....... OH YEAH........TO: CHORUS